Todd Charlesworth was selected by the Pittsburgh Penguins in the second round of the 1983 NHL Entry Draft, 22nd overall. He played junior in the OHL with the Oshawa Generals for two years in the early 1980s and was on the 1983 Generals team that won the OHL championship. The team advanced to the Memorial Cup final, losing 8-3 to Portland of the WHL, who were led by the likes of Cam Neely and Ken Yaremchuk.

He first gained national fame as a participant in the prestigious "AAA" Air Canada Midget Tournament, playing for the Gloucester Rangers back in 1981. Scouts at that time felt he had the necessary skills to one day play at the professional level, and they were right.

Charlesworth broke in to the NHL in 1983-84, playing ten games with the Penguins. In 1984-85, he played 51 games, scoring a goal and nine points. Over the next three years, Charlesworth played just three games with the Pens, spending the balance of his time playing in the minors with the Baltimore Skipjacks.

In 1989-90, Charlesworth joined the New York Rangers organization and played seven games with them. He played another four years professionally in the minor leagues with Binghamton and Muskegon before retiring after the 1994-95 campaign.

REGULAR SEASON

PLAYOFFS

Season

Club

League

GP

G

A

TP

PIM

+/-

GP

G

A

TP

PIM

1981-82

Gloucester Rangers

ON-Jr.A

50

9

16

25

103

1982-83

Oshawa Generals

OHL

70

6

23

29

55

17

0

4

4

20

1982-83

Oshawa Generals

M-Cup

5

1

3

4

2

1983-84

Oshawa Generals

OHL

57

11

35

46

54

7

0

4

4

4

1983-84

Pittsburgh Penguins

NHL

10

0

0

0

8

-7

1984-85

Pittsburgh Penguins

NHL

67

1

8

9

31

-23

1985-86

Pittsburgh Penguins

NHL

2

0

1

1

0

-1

1985-86

Baltimore Skipjacks

AHL

19

1

3

4

10

1985-86

Muskegon Lumberjacks

IHL

51

9

27

36

78

14

3

8

11

14

1986-87

Pittsburgh Penguins

NHL

1

0

0

0

0

0

1986-87

Baltimore Skipjacks

AHL

75

5

21

26

64

1987-88

Pittsburgh Penguins

NHL

6

2

0

2

2

0

1987-88

Muskegon Lumberjacks

IHL

64

9

31

40

49

5

0

0

0

18

1988-89

Muskegon Lumberjacks

IHL

74

10

53

63

85

14

2

13

15

8

1989-90

New York Rangers

NHL

7

0

0

0

6

-3

1989-90

Flint Spirits

IHL

26

3

6

9

12

1989-90

Cape Breton Oilers

AHL

32

0

9

9

13

1990-91

Binghamton Rangers

AHL

11

0

3

3

2

1990-91

Muskegon Lumberjacks

IHL

62

5

32

37

46

5

1

3

4

2

1991-92

Muskegon Lumberjacks

IHL

1992-93

Muskegon Fury

ColHL

45

9

37

46

22

7

1

3

4

4

1993-94

Muskegon Fury

ColHL

37

8

30

38

33

3

0

1

1

0

1994-95

Muskegon Fury

ColHL

62

21

49

70

60

17

1

14

15

12

NHL Totals

93

3

9

12

47

IHL Second All-Star Team (1989) ColHL First All-Star Team (1995)

Signed as a free agent by Edmonton, June 21, 1989. Traded to NY Rangers by Edmonton for future considerations, January 18, 1990. Missed entire 1991-92 due to thumb surgery, July, 1991.